Article 1

This Order may be cited as the European Bank for Reconstruction andDevelopment (Subscription to Capital Stock) Order 1991 and shall comeinto force forthwith.

In this Order—

• “the Agreement” means the Agreement establishing the European Bank forReconstruction and Development done at Paris on 29th May 1990^f1;

• “the Bank” means the European Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentestablished by the Agreement;

• “ECU” means the European Currency Unit as defined in Council Regulation(EEC) No. 3180/78^f2or any Council regulation amending or replacing same;

• “the Government” means the Government of the United Kingdom.